Micro-credentials: a perspective from Europe
Following the pandemic, Micro-credentials have become an important agent in the process of re-skilling for the new economy. This report looks at the European perspective…
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Thoughts on the recent G7
Last week Paul Grainger attended the Global Solutions summit, which advises the G7. A summary of the broader decisions is followed by a discussion of…
It is from FE that we might generate new voices, alternate narratives and lived experiences that shape contemporary society
Red plagues, dust storms and death to utopia Miranda:I pitied thee,Took pains to make thee speak, taught thee each hourOne thing or other: when thou didst…
Il Principe, a handbook for career-makers in further education
To start, a note of encouragement: do not think that those who climb to the top need any special talents. With a sharp political nose…
‘You taught me language.’ Educating Caliban: Brokering citizenship in ESOL
Citizenship is a significant issue in the UK today. Although centred on immigration, its many concerns include: sovereignty and national security; the real or imagined tensions between migrant and…
Prospero’s books and the official utopias of further education
Since the 1944 Education Act the policies of successive governments towards further education (FE) have (like Prospero in The Tempest) engendered periods of calm and storm. During this…
‘I urge you to hear me’: Changing prison education for the better
The Chief Inspectors Amanda Spielman (@Ofstednews) and Charlie Taylor (@HMIPrisonsnews) have recently used a joint commentary to report on adult education in prisons during the pandemic and…
‘Poor worm, thou art infected!’: Seduction and colonisation in Further Education
An island enveloped by artful storms, a product of detritus, pilgrims and marauders washed up on an inhospitable shore, Further Education stands, simultaneously occupied and…
Our intention in speaking up for FE was always deadly serious
Conclusion – Caliban knew all about the power and the magic of books In his instructions to the treacherous Stephano and Trinculo he was adamant that…
A Brave New Education
Another college is possible, and it should be founded on an agreed public purpose and shared values. While college cannot aspire to be utopia it…